Publications

Coral restoration

• Bayraktarov E, Stewart-Sinclair PJ, Brisbane S, Boström-Einarsson L, Saunders MI, Lovelock CE, Possingham HP, Mumby PJ, Wilson KA (2019) Motivations, success, and cost of coral reef restoration. Restoration Ecology 27:981-991
• Doropoulos et al. (2019) Optimising industrial-scale coral restoration: comparing harvesting wild coral spawn slicks and transplanting gravid adult colonies. Restoration Ecology
• Doropoulos et al. (2019) Testing industrial-scale coral restoration techniques: harvesting and culturing wild coral-spawn slicks. Frontiers in Marine Science
• Doropoulos et al. (2022)  Limitations to coral recovery along an environmental stress gradient Ecological Applications
• Doropoulos & Roff (2022) Coloring coral larvae allows tracking of local dispersal and settlement. PLOS Biology
• Gouezo et al. (2021) Modelled larval supply predicts coral population recovery potential following disturbance. Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Gouezo et al. (2021) Optimising coral reef recovery with context-specific management actions at prioritized reefs. Journal of Environmental Management
• Langley C, Harrison PL, Doropoulos C. (2024). “Optimizing initial stocking densities of wild coral spawn slicks for mass production of larvae and settled corals for restoration.” Restoration Ecology n/a(n/a): e14239.
• Madin et al. (2023) Selecting coral species for reef restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology
• Mason et al (2023) Demographic resilience may sustain significant coral populations in a 2 C‐warmer world Global Change Biology.
• McLeod, Hein, et al. (2023) Coral restoration and adaptation in Australia The first five years. PLOS One

Urban rehabilitation

• Airoldi L, Beck MW, Frith L, Bugnot AB, Dafforn KA (2021) Emerging Solutions to Return Nature to the Urban Ocean. Annual Review of Marine Science 13: 445-477  
• Bugnot AB, Mayer-Pinto M, Airoldi L, Heery EC, Johnston EL, Critchley LP, Strain EMA, Morris RL, Loke LHL, Bishop MJ, Sheehan EV, Coleman RA, Dafforn KA (2021) Current and projected global extent of marine built structures. Nature Sustainability 4: 33-41 
• Bugnot AB, Hose GC, Walsh CJ, Floerl O, French K, Dafforn KA, Hanford J, Lowe EC, Hahs AK (2019) Urban impacts across realms: making the case for inter-realm monitoring and management. Science of the Total Environment 648: 711-179 
• Filippini G, Dafforn KA, Bugnot AB (2023) Shellfish as a bioremediation tool: A review and meta-analysis. Environmental Pollution 316: 120614
• Bugnot AB, Gribben PE, O’Connor W, Erickson K, Coleman RA, Dafforn KA (2022) Below-ground ecosystem engineers enhance biodiversity and function in a polluted ecosystem. Journal of Applied Ecology 59: 2094-2105
• Firth L, Bone J, Bartholomew A, Bishop MJ, Bugnot AB, et al (2024) Coastal greening of grey infrastructure: an update on the state of the art Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Maritime Engineering 2024 177:35-67

Multi – habitat restoration

• Vozzo, M. L., C. Doropoulos, B. R. Silliman, A. Steven, S. E. Reeves, R. ter Hofstede, M. van Koningsveld, J. van de Koppel, T. McPherson, M. Ronan, and M. I. Saunders. 2023. To restore coastal marine areas, we need to work across multiple habitats simultaneously. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120:e2300546120.

Blue Carbon ecosystems

• Hagger V, Worthington TA, Lovelock CE, Adame MF, Amano T, Brown BM, Friess DA, Landis E, Mumby PJ, Morrison TH, O’Brien KR, Wilson KA, Zganjar C, Saunders MI (2022) Drivers of global mangrove loss and gain in social-ecological systems. Nature Communications 13:6373
• Lekammudiyanse MU, Saunders MI, Flint N, Irving A, Jackson EL (2023) Simulated effects of tidal inundation and light reduction on Zostera muelleri flowering in seagrass nurseries. Marine Environmental Research 188:106010
• Twomey AJ, Callaghan DP, O’Brien KR, Saunders MI (2022) Contextualising shoreline protection by seagrass using lessons from submerged breakwaters. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 276:108011

Restoration for fisheries enhancement and recovery

• Bugnot AB, Gorman D, Steven ADL, Vanderklift MA (2024) Measuring fisheries outcomes from coastal wetland restoration: a review and meta-analysis. Restoration Ecology e14324. 

Decision science

• Bell-James J, Foster R, Shumway N, Lovelock CE, Villarreal-Rosas J, Brown CJ, Andradi-Brown DA, Saunders MI, Waltham NJ, Fitzsimons JA (2024) The Global Biodiversity Framework’s ecosystem restoration target requires more clarity and careful legal interpretation. Nature Ecology & Evolution
• Brown CJ, Campbell MD, Collier CJ, Turschwell MP, Saunders MI, Connolly RM (2024) Speeding up the recovery of coastal habitats through management interventions that address constraints on dispersal and recruitment. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 291:20241065
• Cadier C, Blake J, Ronan M, Zann M, Accad A, Ceccarelli D, Chang M, Diaz-Pulido G, Dittmann S, Doropoulos C, Fleck C, Groves P, Hagger V, Lovelock CE, McPherson T, Saunders MI, Waltham NJ, Fernanda Adame M (2024) A standard condition and threat indicator framework for benthic marine and estuarine condition assessment. Ecological Indicators 162:111988
• Cresswell AK, Haller-Bull V, Gonzalez-Rivero M, Gilmour JP, Bozec YM, Barneche DR, Robson B, Anthony K, Doropoulos C, Roelfsema C, Lyons M, Mumby PJ, Condie S, Lago V, Ortiz JC (2024). “Reproducing within-reef variability in coral dynamics with a metacommunity modelling framework.” Scientific Reports.
• Doropoulos C & Babcock RC (2018) Harnessing connectivity to facilitate coral restoration. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
• Bayraktarov E, Brisbane S, Hagger V, Smith CS, Wilson KA, Lovelock CE, Gillies C, Steven ADL, Saunders MI (2020) Priorities and motivations of marine coastal restoration research. Frontiers in Marine Science 7:484
• Eger AM, Earp HS, Friedman K, Gatt Y, Hagger V, Hancock B, Kaewsrikhaw R, McLeod E, Moore AM, Niner HJ, Razafinaivo F, Sousa AI, Stankovic M, Worthington TA, Bayraktarov E, Saunders M, Vergés A, Reeves S (2022) The need, opportunities, and challenges for creating a standardized framework for marine restoration monitoring and reporting. Biological Conservation 266:109429
• Piccolo RL, Brown CJ, Friess DA, Lovelock CE, Brown BM, Buelow C, Saunders MI (2024) Feasibility of habitat restoration under multidisciplinary constraints. Ocean & Coastal Management 249:106977
• Saunders, M. I., Cannard, T., Fischer, M., Sheppard, M., Twomey, A., Morris, R., Bishop, M. J., Mayer-Pinto, M., Malcolm, F., & Vozzo, M. (2024). A roadmap to coastal and marine ecological restoration in Australia. Environmental Science & Policy, 159, 103808.
• Saunders, M. I., Waltham, N. J., Cannard, T., Sheppard, M., Fischer, M., Twomey, A., Bishop, M., Boody, K., Callaghan, D., & Fulton, B. (2022). A roadmap for coordinated landscape-scale coastal and marine ecosystem restoration. Cairns, Australia. 
• Shumway N, Saunders MI, Nicol S, Fuller RA, Ben-Moshe N, Iwamura T, Kim SW, Murray NJ, Watson JEM, Maron M (2023) Exploring the risks and benefits of flexibility in biodiversity offset location in a case study of migratory shorebirds. Conservation Biology 37:e14031
• Sievers M, Brown CJ, Buelow CA, Hale R, Ostrowski A, Saunders MI, Silliman BR, Swearer SE, Turschwell MP, Valdez SR, Connolly RM (2022) Greater consideration of animals will enhance coastal restoration outcomes. BioScience 72:1088-1098
• Steven A, Addo KA, Llewellyn G, Ca VT, Boateng I, Bustamante R, Doropoulos C, ChrisGillies, Hemer M, Lopes P, Kairo J, Rahman M, Ravaoarinorotsihoarana LA, Saunders M, Sumaila UR, Sidik F, Teh L, Vanderklift M, Vozzo M (2020) Coastal Development: Resilience, Restoration and Infrastructure Requirements High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy.  High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy. World Resources Institute, Washington, DC